Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-31
MIR. AND MRS. BowsER.
A Thrilling Recital by the Feminine Mem
So Der Of the Firm. III

What Mr., Bowser didn't know about
wasn't worth knowing. What he doesn't
know now would ill \ large-sized book.
was fretting about the delay on the
part of nay dress-maker whom be sud-
denly turned on me with: nxa
| Mrs. Bowser, it's all internal nom
sense! When l order q suit of clothes
they are ready for. me at the date set,
and if there is any reason why u dress
maker can't do business on business
principles, want to know it."
"But l can't help it," ! protested.
mo, you can't! You women are
fools to be- imposed upon as you are!
I'd like to see one OF these dress-makers
bamboozle me around the way they do
yout' Nh MOO. tx ,i4 II tl,{a
but you don't wear dresses
5'.For which j thank heaven. There
is more nonsense about selecting = dress
and having it made up than is seen in
an idiot asylum in year. Itell YOU,
it's all bosh!p gsa
You might select my dress goods for
me-" ~ t..si4s, asalo
.Oh! l might, Well, hang me il /
doni. Yes. Ill go down this very after
noon and buy you . new dress. and LII
follow the cloth until you have it on
your back! I'll show you Mrs. Bowser.
that business is business" .a4fs,als
! He began operations after dinner.
Mr.. Bowser has an alarm, clock, that
goes off to the minute. lie therefore
argues that everybody else ought to go
of with the same ,promptness and dis
patch, He jumped of tho car and
rushed into dry-goods store and said;
"Give me twelve yards Of stuff for .
dress -quiekw ~.s
Calico or silk?" queried the clerk.
why, silk. of course. You can give
me two shades six yards in shade.
I'll take green and blue"
"But no one can get dress out OF
twelve yards OF silk and rs for the
| colors--" f
They can't, chr howled Bowser.
my mother never had over ten yards
for dress, and twelve has got to make
one for my wife. The colors are all
right" S.
| The clerk gave him what he asked
for. and Bowser rushed home and flung
the package in my lap with:
Been gone just thirty-seven minutes
by the watch. while you have been fool
ing around taree afternoons. There
twelve full yards. and if you have any
pieces left you can line my oyercoat
| sleeves
Twelve yards! Why. never get less
than twenty-three! Don't you see how
narrow silk is?''
I'm! l thought it was sheeting
width, OF course. There's another fraud
I'm going to look to-"
..And the shades-I can't wear EN-
no one could.
you can't! Wen, you win. all the
same! This talk about matching the
complexion with dress goods is the
twaddle OF idiots! If green and blue
won't hit YOU, then let her miss! It's
my taste, and | think | know what
belongs to harmony. Well go down
after supper and get some dress-maker
TO begin work.
But know what she'll say"
| ION! you do! Well, you leave that
to me; I'm bossing this job. Mrs. Bow
ser, and I'll learn you thing or two
before we get through
| After supper we went downtown to q
dress-rll;,kcr's. AS we got out of the
carriage Bowser charged me 10 keep my
mouth shut and let him do the talking.
and cheerfully promised obedience.
He carried the bundle under his arm,
and as we entered the shop he asked:
will you take 4 contract 10 build
| Mrs. Bowser dress and have il tinisned
at certain da,s?N
let me see the goods, she replied,
but no sooner had she opened the pack
age han she asked:
lis it some fancy skirt for the circus
ring?'
Circus ring"' he whooped, what is
there about these goods 10 remind you
of circus ring?"
the colors."
Mrs. Bowscr," he said as he turned
to me. I'VE viii go elsewhere. 1t 10
evident that.this person has come out OF
sotne door knob factory to take up
dress-making."
| At the second place the dress-maker
smiled as she saw the colors, snd replied
that she wouldn't think OF beginning
work without twenty -four yards OF silk
| at hand. t6E
Then your never Begin exclaimed
Bowser. '1t's high time the long suffer
ing public kicked against this dress.
making robbery. When buy twelve
yards Of silk for q dress-fnaker to steal
you can expect I'm going to die the
next week"
The third dress-maker seemed to
understand the situation at glance,
She opened the silk. rolled it up again.
| and calmly bua firmly said:
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